Section #73197
August 24th - December 13th, 2009
Page Layout for the Internet 2 with Dreamweaver- Online Class:
GCMW 202 is a followup to GCMW 102. We will continue learning to use Dreamweaver, a wonderful tool for Web Developers/Designers, to create Web sites. The Web is changing, standards for coding your Web pages are changing and new technologies are evolving. Dreamweaver has been keeping up with those changes with increased support for Cascading Style Sheets and Spry technologies. Although it is now imparative that Web Designers understand how to use CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to create the design of their pages, it is difficult for new students to master this in their first semester of Web Design classes. There is not enough time to adequately cover CSS and Web standards. Therefore, this class will concentrate heavily on using CSS, and Dreamweaver's CSS tools effectively.
Prerequisites
GCMW 102 with Dreamweaver or the equivalent knowledge/experience. You should know how to use Dreamweaver to create normal HTML Web pages and know how to use Dreamweaver's site window to define your site, manage it and to FTP your files to the server.
Software Requirements:
This class requires Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 or CS3 software.
Dreamweaver is available in some of the computer labs on campus. Places to check are B-21 (Windows computers) or GJ-2, GJ-6a, Escondido 405 or 102 (Macintosh computers).
Places to purchase the software at educational prices are listed at: http://artbytes.net/webpub. Also, CollegeBuys sells Adobe software at excellent prices to Palomar College students.
Required Text
- Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4 (Voices That Matter)
by Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis. New Riders publishers. ISBN: 0-321-60503-9.
- Student subscription at Lynda,com: You will be required to open a student account at lynda.com. The only place that some of the class material will be available is at lynda.com in the form of videos. A very inexpensive student subscription for our class will be available so that you can watch the videos very inexpensively. A student subscription that lasts for the semester will be between $30 and $40. More information to follow.
Logging on to the class site:
Connections to our online Web site will be activated at http://blackboard.palomar.edu/webapps/login/ on Monday, August 24th, the first day of the semester.
Username: Students registered for this class will use their nine-digit student identification number for their UserID to login. Be sure to type in all 9 digits.
Passwords: For your password, use the same password that you use on eServices.
Once you are logged on to the system, click on the link to the Page Layout for the Internet, GCMW 202 class. You don't have to login at any particular time of day. During the course you will be logging in frequently, but at times that are convenient to your schedule. You will have an assignment due at the end of the first week of classes, so it is important that you do login to the class site during the first few days of class and do your assignment by the end of the first week. If you have not done so, or let the teacher know why not, you might be considered a "No Show". "No Shows" might be dropped from the class so that someone on the waiting list may take the course. It's just as if you were taking a class on campus and did not show up for the first class.
eServices Email Address: Be sure to check your email address on eServices. Keep it updated so that if a teacher wants to send you some information, they will be able to. You can add a non-Palomar address, and then mark it as your "Preferred" email address. That way you can receive your Palomar email at the address that you use most often. Also, if you are unsure of your password for Blackboard, you can use the "Forgot Password" link, and the password will be sent to your preferred address.
Check Back Often:
This page will be updated to reflect any changes in information about the class. Please check back often. Once you have registered for the class, be sure to get your books and software so that you are ready to start the first week of class.
Applying to Palomar and Registering for the Class
You can now apply to Palomar College Online and register for the class. Please go to the Application Page.
Your application to Palomar College is free. When you apply, you will be given a student ID number. Once you have your student ID number, you will be able to register online for classes. Register at: https://eservices.palomar.edu/psp/pals9prd/?cmd=login&languageCd=ENG&
Tuition
Tuition is very low for students with a California address. At the present time, a 3 unit class such as this is $60 for California students. For those outside of California, the tuition is $630 for a 3 unit class.